Domaine du Caillou "Quartz" Chateauneuf du Pape 2000

Red.

Multi-dimensional, integrated nose - roasted meat, toast, cherry jam, creme caramel. Things keep coming out of the woodwork.

Round, seamless entry has a textural sweetness too. Quite structured in the middle-palate, with acid/tannin synergy really clamping down, flavor in the background. But this obviously has the concentration to age for several more years.

Denis Vacheron was a hell of a winemaker. Died in a car wreck at 35.

Day 3 - Hasn't changed much - plush, almost the exact impression of having cherry jam in your mouth (with the other stuff floating around). Still acid-driven and tight. I wonder when this will be at its peak?


$60